Obito threw the infant Naruto into the air right in front of Namikaze Minato. Under his mask, a triumphant smile bloomed as his plan succeeded.
He thought, "Now... leave the Jinchūriki!" At this moment, Obito was consumed by the flames of revenge. Even facing Kushina, his former sensei's wife, there was no emotion in his eyes.
No one could understand why Obito's target of revenge was the Minato couple. In Obito's eyes, Minato's failure as Hokage to save Rin's life was reason enough for him to seek retribution! Now, he wanted this excellent Minato to experience the pain he once felt. Failing to save his child and failing to save his wife—that pain should make Minato empathize with him!
"Naruto!" Minato looked at Naruto, who had been tossed into the air. He had no time for calm analysis; as a new father, there was no way he would abandon his child.
Launching the Body Flicker Technique (Shunshin no Jutsu), in the blink of an eye, Namikaze Minato appeared above Obito and caught Naruto in his arms.
Obito looked up, a smile still playing on his lips, completely ignoring Minato and instantly moving towards Kushina.
Mid-air, Minato, who had just caught Naruto, immediately smelled a faint scorch. Alert, he ripped open the swaddling clothes wrapped around Naruto and saw that they were covered in explosion tags; some of them were already half-burned.
"!!!"
Minato moved swiftly, tearing away the swaddling clothes while simultaneously activating the Flying Thunder God, instantly vanishing from the cave with Naruto.
The situation was critical. Minato had no other choice. The power of so many explosion tags was not small, and if he didn't use the Flying Thunder God to take the newborn Naruto out of the cave, the resulting shockwave would be enough to kill the infant in that environment. Moreover, Minato specialized in the "Flying Thunder God and Rasengan." He had a limited number of defensive jutsu, and their defensive capability was limited.
In just one breath, the background behind Minato had completely changed. He was now in a safe house within Konoha Village, which Minato had prepared before Kushina's delivery.
Holding Naruto, Minato burst out of the house. The moment his figure left, an explosion occurred inside the house.
The scattered wooden shrapnel was even more dangerous than shuriken thrown by ninjas; a splinter directly struck Minato's back leg. At the same time, Minato, having escaped the house, activated the Flying Thunder God again, instantly flashing with Naruto into another safe house.
This was another pre-arranged safe house, also located within Konoha Village. On the wall of the wooden house, many pre-sealed kunai with the Flying Thunder God mark were neatly hung. A brand-new soft bed was placed in the room. Minato quickly walked to the window with Naruto, gently placed the crying Naruto on the bed, and tucked in the blanket.
"Naruto...."
"Damn it... I fell for Obito's feint! His target... is Kushina!"
Everything happened incredibly fast, but once he calmed down, Minato immediately realized Obito's true target. In that cave, apart from himself, the only other person Obito had a connection with was Kushina. The opponent would only attack during Kushina's delivery because...
"The Nine-Tails!"
Minato's face was grave. He sensed Kushina's location and quickly used the Flying Thunder God.
...
Inside the cave.
Namikaze Minato had instantly appeared above Obito, then left the cave with Naruto using the Flying Thunder God. Minato's movements were entirely within Obito's prediction.
Obito had no interest in the brat's life; his goal was to release the Tailed Beast from Kushina's body. By controlling the Tailed Beast with the power of the Mangekyō, he would acquire the Nine-Tails' power and simultaneously weaken Konoha, which would allow him to better execute Madara Uchiha's Eye of the Moon Plan.
The moment Minato departed, Obito dashed towards Kushina. However, just as he was about to grab Kushina, Hyūga Hizashi moved instantly behind him. His speed was even slightly faster than Obito's. Just as Obito was about to succeed, Hizashi unleashed a palm strike toward Obito's back.
"You interfere with me again and again!"
"Then I'll just deal with you first!"
Having his actions repeatedly blocked, Uchiha Obito lost his patience. The Obito who was lunging for Kushina sharply turned back. While using his right half to physically endure Hizashi's palm strike, he quickly grabbed Hizashi's wrist.
Next, Uchiha Obito's Sharingan released a spatial vortex, attempting to drag Hyūga Hizashi into the Kamui dimension.
Feeling the tearing force from the alternate dimension, Hizashi's mind remained incredibly calm. His mind involuntarily recalled the scene from his conversation with his nephew a few days prior.
[The masked man's ability is strong, but not without flaws.]
[His ability can be simply divided into: absorbing enemies into an alternate dimension, and absorbing himself into an alternate dimension.]
[The former ability, as the name implies, allows him to absorb the body of the person he touches into the alternate dimension with his dōjutsu. At that point, their life will be at his mercy.]
[The latter ability manifests as an intangible state, allowing his body to pass through any matter. Enemy attacks become ineffective against him.]
[Both abilities are close to invincible, but a flaw exists.]
[To grab and absorb an enemy into the alternate dimension, or to attack an enemy, his body cannot be intangible. And that is the flaw and the opportunity!]
The scene of Hizashi's conversation with Hyūga Shinichi flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern, yet in reality, less than an instant had passed. Feeling the pulling force from the alternate dimension, Hizashi understood: the chance for a counterattack had arrived.
"Don't underestimate the Hyūga Clan!"
"Bastard!"
Hizashi let out a roar. Chakra erupted from the various pressure points on his body. The terrifying chakra released formed a wall of chakra around Hizashi. While the alternate dimension's suction was devouring Hizashi's chakra, his chakra also successfully made contact with Uchiha Obito's body.
Eight Trigrams: Revolving Heaven (Kaiten)!
Hizashi's body spun rapidly. While resisting the alternate dimension's suction, the power of the Revolving Heaven also slammed into Obito.
"Boom!!!"
Obito's body instantly suffered a heavy blow, sending him flying backward to crash into the cave ceiling. Kamui was abruptly interrupted.
The Main Family Secret Technique—Revolving Heaven. To maximize Hizashi's strength, Hyūga Shinichi had done more than just reveal intelligence about Uchiha Obito...
With one blow, sending Obito flying, Hizashi's spinning body slowly stopped. He then moved to Kushina's side, shielding her behind him. The Anbu and Hyūga Daiki, who had been guarding the door, now rushed to surround Obito. The tide of battle had suddenly turned.
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